Family Reunion

We traveled to Galena, IL for the Verdoorn (Troy's mom's side) family reunion.  I did a terrible job taking pictures!!!  Saturday morning while the guys were playing golf we took the kids to play putt-putt.  They had fun, but were all over the place! 

 Kara helping Ben (who was more interested in throwing rocks in all the water hazards)!

 We attempted to get a picture of the 7 "little kids"....this was the best we could do.

Ben, Drew, Taylor, Annika, Sophie, Calla, Jackson

 This is what the majority of the pictures looked like.



Bellaboos

Oma and Opa took us all to Bellaboos last week.  The kids had a great time and it was nice having more adults than kids....everyone could be in different rooms and still be supervised!

Taylor and Ben both spent some time in the pizza parlor!

 Drew really liked the infant room.

 Ben...probably "oooing" at the electric train that was hanging from the ceiling.

 He was loving this train table!!!

 Drew loved the big blocks!

Happy Father's Day!

We love our.....

 We started Father's Day off by getting Daddy some doughnuts!

Then we took him to the zoo!

 Taylor rode a pony for the first time this year.

 Ben on the play train waiting for the "real" train ride....his favorite part of the zoo!!!

 Taylor insists on this picture every time....she always has to be on the "z" too!

 Dinner back at home.....Drew loves his vegetables!

June....

We've been busy so far this summer!  We like going to the zoo, the pool, and playing outside! We went to the zoo with Shannon, Camden, and Cohen one day.

 Drew loves the grass.....especially eating it!

 We love our lazy mornings!

 Oma and Opa visited and brought us this awesome outdoor easel that they made.  We've been painting and drawing on it every day!

 Back at the zoo....Taylor loves feeding the giraffes!

 Taylor, Carter, and Ben

Strawberry Pickin'

We went out to a local farm Monday evening to pick some strawberries.  Taylor was really excited and did a great job filling her bucket!

 Ben got some tips from Daddy.

 Troy and Taylor did most of the picking.

 So proud!

 Drew got to take his first wagon ride through the fields...he loved it!

 5 1/2 pounds later we headed home!

Two Wheels!!!

Taylor has been practicing riding with out her training wheels for the past couple days.  She wasn't sure at first, but after her friend Camden mastered it she was ready to give it a try!  Tonight she was able to go up and down the street without us holding on.  She still has a lot of fine tuning to do, but she said, "I'm never putting my training wheels back on!"

 Getting started....

 a little help from Daddy...

 all by myself!

7 Months

Drew is 7 months!!!! This year is going sooo fast!  He sits up really well now and loves to sit and play with a basket full of toys.  He tries to crawl, but doesn't really get anywhere.  He LOVES to pull hair, grab faces, and get his hands on anything within his reach.  His still has lots of room for improvement in the sleeping department, but he usually doesn't eat until about 6 am.....just likes to wake a lot in between!  He is doing great with baby food!  He likes everything we have given him so far and is eating three little meals a day.  I just realized today that he has one tooth through on the bottom....I'm hoping he's a better teether than Ben!

 Drew also got his first (unofficial) haircut!  I trimmed it up a little because the front was in his eyes!